Fire Prevention Necessities:

Firearm Safety Around Your Home:

Firearm Safety Around Your Home Store guns unloaded in a locked area
Keep the key hidden!
Secure guns with a barrel or trigger lock
Keep the key hidden!
Store ammunition separately from guns
Keep the key hidden!

Swimming Safety :

Water Safety At Home :

Water Safety At Home Install toilet bowl cover locks or latches
Empty all buckets and pails after use
Empty and store wading pools
Enclose hot tub or spa areas
Install locking cover on hot tubs or spas

Water Safety At Home:

Water Safety At Home Cover hot tub and pool drains
Enclose swimming pools
Keep a long rescue pole and life rings or tubes handy
Lock doors and windows
Install a pool alarm

Kitchen Safety :

Kitchen Safety Store knives and sharp tools out of reach
Use safety latches on cabinets and drawers
Turn pot handles inward and use back burners
Use safety barrier on stove

Kitchen Safety:

Kitchen Safety Keep foil and plastic wrap boxes out of reach
Keep garbage under the sink
Keep First Aid Kit updated and supplied
Show children how to use the microwave
Show children how to remove pan lids

Pets and Plants:

Pets and Plants Keep children away from plants
Use covers in pots to prevent playing in the soil
Consider the pet before purchase
Type
Temperament
Allergies
Hygiene

Recreational Safety:

Yard and Playground Safety :

Yard and Playground Safety Check fences and playground equipment
Anchor playground equipment away from fences, walls or obstructions
Put wood chips or sawdust under equipment
Keep children indoors when mowing the yard
Check yard for snakes, ants, and thorny poisonous plants
Keep children off the lawn at least 48 hours after spraying pesticides

Bicycle, Scooter, Skate, and Skateboard Safety :

Bicycle, Scooter, Skate, and Skateboard Safety Insist that children wear helmets
Wear pads and guards when skating or skateboarding
Properly fit the bike to the child
Place reflective material on bikes, helmets, and clothing
Children should ride on the right side of the road
Never skate or skateboard in the street

Staying Home Alone and Street Smarts :

Staying Home Alone and Street Smarts

Advice for Children:

Advice for Children Never tell anyone they're alone
Keep house keys out of sight
Call the police or go to a neighbor's house
Double-lock doors
Have delivery persons leave packages outside
Tell strangers who call that "mom and dad are busy" and to take a message
Call you, a neighbor, or police if they have a problem
Never talk to, or accept rides or gifts from strangers

The Stranger:

The Stranger

Stranger Strategies:

Stranger Strategies Use the buddy system
Walk only on well-lighted streets
Stay away from isolated areas
Use the No, Go and Tell system if someone tries to lure them away:
No... means don't go with strangers
Go... means run away if trouble starts
Tell... means it's okay to tell an adult

Emergencies :

Emergencies

Emergency Numbers:

Emergency Numbers Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Military Police
911

In Case of an Accident:

In Case of an Accident Call only if they or someone they know is hurt
Tell the dispatcher what happened
Hang up when the operator says to
Practice emergency situations
Post key numbers by the phone